Apple Event Live Blog: MacBook Pro and iMac Updated With New M3 Chip Family

[nameischarles]

Sadly no AirPods Max update.

 

[Username-already-in-use]

Why does the lower end MBP top out at 24gb memory?

Last year’s lower end MBP also topped out at 24GB RAM.

 

[Royksöpp]

Gotta love a VP of Hardware Engineering announcing new hardware doing a random break to shill some random TV show… I have a suspicion when she saw the script she was thinking “WTF?”

It's not random. It's an upcoming Apple TV show, so it makes sense to promote it. I'm actually looking forward to watching it.

 

[heath_durbin]

Last year’s lower end MBP also topped out at 24GB RAM.

exactly... so if we are increasing...

 

[Crispe]

A lot of disappointed people in here but for those that do 3D we've been waiting on the 3nm with RT cores so that is big/good news. Interested to see benchmarks. Particularly Blender.

 

[jouster]

Honestly think you can kiss the 27" or larger iMac goodbye. The iMac Pro only existed because the Mac Pro was hopelessly broken at the time. The Studio Display with Mac Mini/Studio is its successor. The iMac is clearly the computer for people who don't care about computers. Buy one every five years; rinse; repeat.

Edit: I hope I'm wrong.

 

[bobdobalina]

The base memory is now 18GB (not 16) on the M3 Pro and 36GB (not 32) on the M3 Max.

Interesting. I missed that.

 

[iSuzan]

No USB-C accessories even.

That was the most boring Apple event ever.

And to the ones of you who say "how early do you go to sleep?" maybe forget, not everyone is living in the US. Here in Europe it is nearly 2 AM.

 

[kiranmk2]

I can't get my head around 8 GB RAM on the base model. This means the 2028/9 version of MacOS will need to still support 8 GB RAM which screams pushing rip-off upgrade and ladder pricing models to boost revenue today rather than anticipating issues that may be encountered in a few years. Even stranger is that the M3 Pro models come with 18 GB RAM as the base. Surely a 10 GB based model for M3 models would have been a fairly easy compromise?

 

[blipstutter]

8gb for the base MacBook Pro M3. Kill me.

I get that it doesn't matter like it used to but come on. Add $200 to the price tag and I'm priced out. Also doesn't add up how it's 60% faster than the M1 but only 16% faster than the M2.

 

[Velin]

Nice event. Short, to the point, nice upgrades.

 

[heath_durbin]

I'm still rocking my iMac Pro from 2017 and after watching this I kinda feel ike waiting another year is completely fine. They well tried to convince us Intel users to switch, but where is the 32inch iMac anyway? Also no FaceID for this machine is a joke. The M3 is a great chip though, but I'm happy with my iMac for now.

32inch iMac!!!! with touchID and faceID!!! agreed!!!

and M3 though M3 max as options!

 

[Kylo83]

M1 Max MacBook Pro is still a beast and can do everything i throw at it so not point in upgrading but i like the new colour

 

[KPOM]

14 inch Pros were so gutted

Not really. For $1999 you still get the M3 Pro now with 18GB RAM instead of 16GB.

 

[Sir_Macs_A_Lot]

NO MORE 256GB!!! Hooray!!!

 

[eropko]

I can't get my head around 8 GB RAM on the base model. This means the 2028/9 version of MacOS will need to still support 8 GB RAM which screams pushing rip-off upgrade and ladder pricing models to boost revenue today rather than anticipating issues that may be encountered in a few years. Even stranger is that the M3 Pro models come with 18 GB RAM as the base. Surely a 10 GB based model for M3 models would have been a fairly easy compromise?

Bet there's also still one NAND chip

 

[Tagbert]

14" MacBook "Pro" with 8GB RAM base model! lol

Bean counter Timmay is at it again!

And notice how they tried to talk to Intel MacBook holdouts multiple times throughout the presentation.

Macs with Intel chips is really the market for these. Anyone with an M1 or M2 series doesn’t really need to upgrade yet.

 

[alien3dx]

I'm still rocking my iMac Pro from 2017 and after watching this I kinda feel ike waiting another year is completely fine. They well tried to convince us Intel users to switch, but where is the 32inch iMac anyway? Also no FaceID for this machine is a joke. The M3 is a great chip though, but I'm happy with my iMac for now.

Still using imac 2017 . Xcode issue . Haish

 

[cutlub]

Without a pro chip and less RAM

A kid will never have to buy a Touch Bar laptop ever again.

 

[dizmonk]

Base M3 14 inch only gets 8GB RAM and also a thunderbolt port removed lmao

Yeah I saw that when I went online. What's strange is why do that if you're gonna drop the price of the base model? Do they think we wouldn't notice?

 

[eropko]

NO MORE 256GB!!! Hooray!!!

MBPs actually never had 256, M3 iMac still is 256

 

[Black Diesel]

Apple, want to know how to get people to transition over from intel? Make a new 27" iMac.

 

[BlairMALL]

60% larger than for the M1!

My award for funniest comment of the night! Thank you!

 

[MrMacintoshIII]

Not really. For $1999 you still get the M3 Pro now with 18GB RAM instead of 16GB.

$1849 on the Apple education store. We’re all students of life!

 

[cutlub]

It’s $400 cheaper because they cut out ram, you aint getting the same thing.

I'm not getting a Touch Bar and 4 usb c ports. Yeah, I ain't getting the same thing.